Roof repairs with Flex Seal: Please don't do it.

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It’s a miracle for basement walls too ❤

I was so impressed with Ames liquid rubber seal and flex I gave them both 5 starts I was going to paint the whole slate roof against the advise of experts I feel we’re wrong great project

This actually works and saves money iv used this on my pot holes concrete walkway above my porch basement seal like magic 😊

I have a steel building that is the HQ for my tree care company. 4 skylights. All leaking.

Used 3 cans of white flex seal. It withstood 40 inches of rain last winter and doing good this winter. Cost me like $50 and 1 hr of my time.

I just did. Bought a quart for $35 and it's crap!!!! It's way too thick to spread!! This stuff sucks!!! So I went and got a gallon of Henry's Wet Roof seal ( $45 Home depot ). It's shit load better than this crap!! Buyer Beware!!

Flex seal works but its' just a temporary fix until the job is done correctly.

I got a "new roof" 2.5 years ago. They were supposed to put all new decking on, then shingle. I got home from work and they had shingled over rotten wood and refused to tear it up and do what i paid for. Now i have a bad leak where my garage meets the house. Im in Wisconsin and we just got 18" of snow, it melted, now its leaking. Due to everything being more expensive now days im left with trying to find something that will stop the leaks. Im thinking of dumping a shit ton of tar on that area just to stop my current headaches. Flexseal didn't work! What's a good product to "fix" this situation? I know i need a real roofer to figure it out, but thats not in the budget right now.
Suggestions?

Well when the roof has just a few years before replacing it. Why not??it's to old to lift up the shingles. So that's out. So why not. I don't have 26k too shell out right now ..

It's obvious what they're trying to do by bashing these DIY alternatives. Job security. He's obviously an expert AND a sales person. This video convinced me to go with Flex Seal. If youre going to bash a product you gotta AT LEAST do a comparison of your way vs Flex seal and run it through a test.

I completely disagree this will make the roof bad areas last

Ahh yes pay us 20k instead...

Since he is asking for comments, I'll say this is stereotypical for a tradesman. I understand his approach is the 'perfect' one, but most people aren't willing to pay >$1k for a professional to come out to repair a pinhole leak in a roof. Flex Seal it or tar it first. If it works, it works. And it probably will. If it doesn't, pay the exhorbitant expense.

no rroofing contractor wants a home owner to take it upon him self to flex seal or tar patch his roof...they want u to pay 25 ,30 grand for a new roof.....u all have to make that decision yourself

ive got a leak in my roof into my attic - i paid a roof guy to come find the leak. $400, didnt find it. i might try and flex seal some spots on my own and see if i can pinpoint it

Yea but what if your trying to just get through the winter and then your replacing the whole thing?

Lol competitor shit talking down his competitor. Not gonna call a roofing company to charge me 500 bucks to repair it when i can do it for 20 bucks

that is a temporary repair not a permanent one; go figure you speak but say very little that makes sense ( I know you'll call me a hater) but seriously stop with the BS, it's just a temp repair, ever tried calling insurance company or contractor (They may show up or not) get real and provide clear honest information, for once in your life, OMG

yup agreed this home boy, wants to keep making money. some people just need a patch just for temp. so yes flexseal steal money from this kind of contractors!!!

I watched entire video ... and still do not understand what the main point of the video actually is. Because he certainly did not clearly explain why Flex Seal should not be used for roof repairs. The title of the video suggests there would be clear-cut evidence at to why Flex Seal should not be used for roof repairs. Seems he talked on and on about using, or rather, not using Flex Seal ... but I just did not see any examples of any actual failures from Flex Seal usage. Thus here I am left wondering why he created this video. Did he do it solely to maximize 'hits' on his video ...or what? ......Furthermore, he also talked a couple minutes about not using Flex Seal on any type of house siding, but what does house siding have to do with any so-called roofing repair video? ............. ........... Look, I had some wind damage that ripped a couple flaps off my 3-tab shingles on my unheaterd detached garage ... and all I need is a temporary 'fix' to get me through just this one mid-Michigan winter. Then in spring, I will rip off the entire roof and replace it all.

If people could afford a new roof or a contractor, they wouldn't use these products. And if it stops the leak we could care less what it looks like.

I had an expensive flat roof installed by a so called professional roofer. The edge of the flat roof leaked where it joined to a neighbpurs flat roof. Called them back and they squeezed some sort of gunk into the join. Leaked again a few weeks later. In the end I repaired it my self with a combination of sealent/adhesive and flashing strip. Don't talk to me about roofing contractors, crap!

Looks to be an honest informative video. Thanks for this.
Maybe flexseal would be good for gutter ends and seams.

Jesus in a can 😅

I would also argue that this is an emergency repair using flexseal. Most of the time you don’t want to be on the roof in bad weather, stripping shingles to do a proper underlayment most of the time it’s an emergency repair because everything in your house is getting destroyed

Flex Seal is like a donut tire on your car. It’s a fast fix until you can get the job done right.

i keep 10 gallons in my van for repairs ..way way better the geo seal lololololo love it love it lolololol ya right

The guy is using flex seal to patch the roof I am sure he does intend to keep it like that permanently! So my question is who r you trying to sell your bullshit to??? U said #1 don't do it because it's ugly!? If it stops the rain water getting through the roof and causing more damage I don't care how ugly it is! #2 U also just said roofing material shingles isn't water proof it sheds the water off the roof and if the flex seal was flat it would leak because it's not water proof!! What neither r the shingles bro!! I have no idea what ur goal is hear? Because I sale and install shingles for home owners and if they had to use flex seal until they got the roof replaced or repaired id tell them good job good 👍 thinking! Hell id recommend it to not cause more damage!! O and what is your other options use a tarp!?? If you don't install it right water goes right through so what options do they have to repair short term!!? And and again what is your point!!!!!

I just want to temporarily use flex seal to patch 2 holes until I'm done buying all my roofing materials. I cant afford a roofer, and I can't get insurance on my house cause it has 4 layers of shingles. Right now I'm not looking for looks. I just want the leaks to stop.

This guy is just trying to sell you a new roof.😂

I'd rather use a $10 can of Flex Seal than to call a roofing company to replace a few shingles.

I live in a mobile home with sheet metal roof. I had one puncture. I sealed puncture with good adhesive caulk and did a thick 3 step spray of flex seal. I sealed over entire roof after. It's holding 10 years and counting 😂😂😂

What a BS ...

Ever tried Roofmaxx ?

I used flex seal on some gutters and I mean a lot of it and it lasted about 5 days and know it leaks worse than before...

Yeah. Find a roofer contractor that will charge you thousands of dollars for fixing a small leak. Plenty of those

Because he wants to come rip you off charging $100's for a $5 leak. He should spend his time taking English lessons instead of commercials

This guy will be replaced shortly by some of the millions of new migrant "imports" who will work harder, better, and cheaper than him. They'll even work for less than cost of 12 cans of Flex Seal .

And there are videos on utube on using flexseal with no issues for years . If it works , use it .
A friend if mine used it on his rv roof 4 years ago , still no more leaks .

Bro I’ve had to use flex seal as a temporary solution until I could afford to have my roof repair and it held up for like 3 months and I live in Florida rain rain rain🤷🏾‍♂️

Best takeaway: "Flex Seal is not Jesus in a can." 😂

flex seal cracks within 2 months and bad useless

lesson learned : flex seal is not jesus in a can

How about use Flex Seal for entire roof?

Hello,
Any, ideas on what I can use, on a metal carport, on a mobile home? Rain, still gets onto, my driveway & around, my front door, area. I am, a 60 yr old lady, on a fixed income. I do, my own, repairs. Thank you, so much!

Many people do this because contractors want a insane amount of money to fix the roof. My neighbor had 18 bundles of shingles to be installed cost of material 708.00 labor 3,000 that's only to cover the existing shingles no other work. INSANE!

any advice on how to repair a roof if you can’t get on it?

ROOFERS WILL
SAY ITS BAD BECAUSE ITS HOW THEY MAKE SOME MONEY

I think it is interesting that he says that even just simply placing a tarp for the problem later would suffice. I mean if it is for just a SHORT SHORT TIME, like long enough to schedule an appointment for the proper kind of repair job person, to get a consultation scheduled within I would say atleast 3 days of first initial need to repair.